SubCom® Industrial Heating Solutions in Australia

While use of fossil fuels has undoubtedly moved industrialization forward, it has also contributed to an increase of CO2 levels in the Earth’s atmosphere.

Where the present state of industrial heating and heat transfer solutions are concerned – including Australia’s current industrial market – efficiently heating large volumes of water or aqueous solutions needs to be balanced with meeting stricter regulations and fostering environmental responsibility.

A SubCom® 30 MM Btu/h oil fired brine heater for Atacama Minerals. 

As the patented technology used in Inproheat Industries’ direct-fired heaters, Submerged Combustion – or SubCom® – offers an innovative, economical, and responsible solution for Australian industrial companies seeking superior thermal efficiency for applications involving industrial liquid heating and industrial evaporation systems.

With over five decades of experience with integrating SubCom® into successful international projects, Inproheat has recently expanded its reach from its Canadian headquarters into Australia with local representatives available to serve other like-minded forward-thinking Australian industrial companies based in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Melbourne.

For the Milestone Phase I Project for Western Potash Corp., Inproheat Industries Ltd. supplied a three-burner 51 MM Btu/h SubCom® system, a 30 MM Btu/h glycol heater, a heated brine transfer pump and hot brine heat exchangers.

SubCom® direct-fired heaters for liquid heating and evaporation offer critical benefits within Australia’s industrial application settings.

Efficiency:
• Up to a 10:1 turndown ratio
• Thermal efficiencies over 99% can be achieved
• 10-15% more efficient than a traditional boiler or heat exchanger system
• Highly adaptive to a wide range of heating
• SubCom® direct fired heaters also have zero loss of efficiency during their lifespans.

Cost Savings:
• Short capital cost recovery compared to conventional heating methods, as well as traditional fluid disposal and recycling methods.
• 10% to 30% in fuel savings.
• No pre-treatment or post-treatment of the solution is required, so no process costs are needed.

Environmentally Responsible:
• The increased efficiency of SubCom® direct-fired heaters results in equivalent reduction in carbon emissions.
• Low NOx burner technology
• Water recovery from the exhaust of a SubCom® direct-fired evaporator can be condensed and recycled for other areas of the process, reducing freshwater usage.

Flexible Design:
• Modular design and construction
• Skid-mounted and semi-transportable versions

Safe and Reliable Operation and Low Maintenance:
• Inherently safe as the combustion process is fully-contained by non-flammable liquid with exhaust gases exiting at near ambient liquid temperature.
• Exhaust temperatures are typically 200°F to 300°F (100°C to 150°C) less than boiler systems.
• Few wearable parts and no heat transfer surfaces to plug, foul or corrode.
• A durable industrial heating solution for harsh Australian environments.
• Not a pressure vessel, therefore no regulatory operator certification is required.
• Minimal downtime.

Direct-fired evaporators using SubCom® technology for energy-efficient industrial evaporation are found in many  relevant Australian industrial application settings.

SubCom® industrial evaporation applications include:

• Oil and gas
• Mining and minerals
• Food and beverage
• Chemical
• Textiles
• Landfill leachate
• RO Rejects
• Produced water
• Industrial and agriculture wastewater 
• Inventum boilers
• Cooling tower and boiler blowdowns
• Boiler evaporators
• Submerged evaporators which transfer heat through direct contact

SubCom® direct fired heaters are well-suited to industrial applications by Australian companies utilizing direct contact process liquid heating, as well as those seeking heat transfer solutions in Australia as part of direct-contact heat exchangers.

SubCom® industrial liquid heating applications include:

• Australian industrial heating solutions for oil and gas.
• Mining heating solutions.
• Metals.
• Seawater heating for LNG vaporization with open rack vaporize
• Water bath heating for LNG vaporization
• Submerged combustion for LNG vaporization
• Mineral slurry
• Iron ore concentrate slurry
• Food production
• Reagent mixing water
• Heat transfer solutions for wastewater treatment
• Fresh water for process use
• Chemical
• Lumber
• Natural Gas

Inproheat’s proprietary submerged combustion technology in its direct-fired heaters offer high-efficiency industrial heating systems and industrial evaporation systems. These innovative solutions are designed to meet the industrial heat needs across Australia.

As such, we are thrilled to bring our reliable SubCom® direct-fired heaters to Australia and collaborate with key industry leaders representing sectors like mining, pipe and subsea heating systems, pipelines, industrial dryers, and wastewater treatment. Serving major cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, and beyond, we aim to support your operations with superior heating technology.

Would you like to learn more about how integrating SubCom® into your company’s industrial application in Australia can benefit you? 

Please complete our information request form to receive a consultation to discuss the ways that Inproheat can assist with your project. One of our representatives will be in touch with further details. 

Please allow up to 24 hours for a response during regular business hours.